Decorative lamp-post for street-lamps.



E. H. GOHL.

DECORATIVE LAMP POST FOR STREET LAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAYH.1915.

1,223,487. Patented Apr. 24,1917.

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DECORATIVE LAMP POST FOR STREET LAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIH I915.

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EDWARD H. c0111., :orfnunirmv, NEW YORK.

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Be'it known that I, EDWARD H. GoHL,a f citizen ofthe United States ofAmerica,,and

a resident of Auburn, in the'county of Cayuga, in the State of N ew'York, have invented new and useful,- Improvements in DecorativeLamp-Posts for Street-Lamps, of which the following, taken in connect onwith the ac companying drawings, is a-full, clean-and exactdescrlption.a I p This invention relates tocertain improve mentsin decorative lampposts for street lamps, and refers more particularly, toat-' tachmentsfor the heads of the posts for receivin and supporting relatively smallflag staffs %or decorative purposes. In almost every municipality andvillage, it is customary during carnivals, fete days and other publiccelebrations to provide 7 moreor less elaborate decorations along themain thoroughfares or' business streets usually by the extensive use ofbunting, flags' and strings of electric 1 lights suspended across thestreets and uponthe fronts'of buildings with little or no attempt atsymmetry or harmonyof colors'or arrangement.

Furthermore, this work involves a considerable expense either to the"merchants, property owners or'municipalities, both for ma terials andforlabor inyinstalling and removing the decorations. v

Many of the municipalities are now providing permanent decorative lampposts bearing clusters of lights for evening and night decoration, andthe main object of my present invention is toutilize these decorativelamp posts as a basis for'more profuse and systematic street decorationwhich is effective both day and night, thereby producing a moreharmonious effect, and at the same time relieving the merchants from anexcessive burden of trouble and expense. In other words, I have soughtto provide simple and comparatively inexpensive devices capable of beingeasily-and quickly installed upon and removed from the heads of the lampposts for receiving and sustaining a plurality of flags which may besystematically arranged relatively'to the cluster of lights without inany way interfering with the light radiation upon the walks or street.Another object is to construct each fiaig support in such manner thatthe flag sta s Specification ofLetters Patent.

' may the following 'In the drawings understood, I

Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

Applicationmed myn, 1915i Serial No. 27,368.

be readily inserted therein or removed therefrom, whilethe supportsare'still in operative position upon the lamp posts.

Otherobjects and uses relating tospecific parts of' the: device will bebroughtout in description.)

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a street decorative lamp post equippedwith my improved decorative scheme.

Fig; 2' is an enlarged end view of one of the arms on the head of'thepost and one of my improved flag-supporting brackets thereon, portionsof the flag staffs being shown in elevation and in section.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the parts shown Fig. 2.

Fig. 4.- is an enlarged vertical sectional view through one of the flagstafi-supportmg brackets, portions of the flag stafls being shown bydotted lines.

Figs. 5 and 6 are opposite end views of the same bracket.

Fig. 7 is an inverted shown in Fi 5.

In order t at my invention may be clearly have shown the standard formof decorative street 1am posts l-, as provided with a cluster 0incandescent electric lamps 2- mounted upon the head of the post, saidhead being providedwith a plurality of, in this instance four, radialarms 3'.

These armsareusually provided with opposite beveled sides and acrowningupper face to shed water therefrom, the sides '4 being] disposed indownwardly converging planes, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2. I l

My invention consists inproviding relatively small and comparativelyinexpensive brackets 6- of cast iron or other suitable metal capable ofreceiving and supporting flag stafis 7 bearingany desired form of flagor streamers 8 selected for the occasion and symmetrically arranged togive the most pleasing and artistic eflect'.

' Each bracket consists of a relatively broad base '9 and an uprightstandard '10- .plan of the bracket integral therewith, thebase andstandard being braced to each otherv by suitable reinsame as or slightlygreater width than that of the upper face of the lamp post arms 8 towhich it is adapted to be attached, thereby forming oppositelongitudinally extending pendent. flanges 13. v

The recess 12 is dove-tail in cross section to conform with the crosssectional contour of the upper portion of the arm -3- so that theflanges -13- are preferably disposed in downwardly permit theflag-supporting brackets -6- to be easily slipped over the outer ends ofand upon the arms 3- and adjusted to any desired position along saidarms, each bracket being held in its adjusted position by a clampingscrew 14: engaged in a threaded aperture in one of the flanges -13 andagainst the adjacent side -4- of the ,arm

The lower face of the base 9 between the flanges 13- is slightly archedupwardly to conform to the crowning upper face of the arm 3- of the lamppost.

It is now clear that when the bracket is placed upon said arm in themanner just described, it is efiectively locked against upwarddisplacement by the inwardly converging flanges 13 engaging thedownwardly converging sides -4, while the clamping screw -1l serves tohold the bracket in its adjusted position against endwise movement alongsaid arm.

Thelower side of the base -9 is also provided with a central lengthwiserecess 15- for receiving and supporting one of the flag stafis 7 in asubstantially hori- Zontal position along the upper face of the post arm3, the portion of the base .adjacent the recess 15 being provided withone or more clamping screws -16- by which the corresponding flag staffmay be firmly clamped between the base and upper face of said arm forholding the flag any desired distance beyond the outer end of the armand lamps mounted thereon.

The standard 10 of each bracket is preferably disposed at an angle otherthan a right angle to thebase 6 and isprovided with a lengthwise openingor passage 17 therethrough from the base to the top for receivinganother one of the flat staffs -7-, said standard being preferablyprovided at its side adjacent the acute angle with lower and upper endbearings l8 and 19-, while the opposite side is provided with anintermediate bearing 20- substantially midway between the bearings 18and 19-.

The inner faces of the bearings 18 and 19- are disposed insubstantiallythe same. straight line and terminate in beveled edges 21- to afiord afirmer grip upon the adjacent side of the flag stafi 7.

In like manner the inner face ofthe bearing -20 is substantiallystraight and parconverg-ing planes to allel with the inner faces of thebearings -18 and -19, but is spaced apart from the straight line passingthrough the inner faces of said bearings -18 and 19 a distance slightlyless than the diameter of the flag staff so that when the latter isinserted through the lengthwise opening -17 in engagement with thebearings l8, l9 and 20 the portion thereof betweenthe bearings --18- and19 will be deflected slightly toward the acute angle between thestandard and base ofthe bracket to produce an increased friction formore effectively retaining the flag staff in operative position,the endsof the bearin 20- being also beveled at -21- to a ditionallyresistwithdrawal of the staff.

These brackets are identical in construction and are, therefore,interchangeable and reversible upon the arms on the head of the post,but are usually placed inthe manner shown in Figs. 1 and 3 so as toincline to ward the outer ends of the arms from a vertical position.

It will be evident from the foregoing description that by using thesebrackets as a means of supporting the flags for street decorativepurposes, they may be easily and quickly installed and aseasily andquickly removed, or the, brackets may be left permanently on the. armsof the post and the flag staffs installed, removed or changed at willwithout material expense to the municipality or others who may have thestreet decorations in charge.

What I claim is:

1. A flag-supporting bracket for decorative street lamp posts comprisinga base having its opposite longitudinal edges provided with pendentflanges to receive between them a portion of the head of the post andthe under side of its intermediate portion provided with a recessadjacent said head portion for receiving a flag stafi, and a standardrisingfrom the center of the base and inclining longitudinally thereofat an angle other than a right angle, said standardhaving a lengthwiseopening for receiving a flag staff, and three bearings, two of which arelocated at one side of the passage at opposite ends thereof and theother bearing at the opposite side of the passage between the endbearings, the transverse distance between the inner faces of the endbearings and innerfaces of the intermediate bearing being slightly lessthan the diameter of the flag staff which is to be inserted in saidpassage, whereby the portion of the flag staff adjacent theintermediatebearing will be deflected laterally between the end bearings.

'2. In combination with the head of a street-lamp post, aflag-supporting bracket comprising a base secured to said headand astandard rising therefrom, the base having a recess opening from itsunder side adjacent In witness whereof I have hereunto set the head forreceiving one flag staff, the my hand this 8th day of May, 1915.standard having a lengthwise socket forreceiving another flag staff,said socket hav- EDWARD GOHL' ing an elongated opening in one side and aI Witnesses:

bearing for the flag staff at 9 the diametri- H. E. CHASE, Callyopposite side; ALICE M. CANNON.

Copies of this patient may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

